FACTBOX-Which countries and blocs are major players at the Glasgow climate summit?
Here is a look at some of the main stakeholders in the U.N. climate conference (COP26) starting in Glasgow on Oct. 31
FACTBOX-Projects to create green grid, CCS hubs across ASEAN, Australia
Australia and Southeast Asian countries develop ways to create green power grid in the region for sustainable energy production
Brazil to step up its climate goals at COP26, says negotiator
Brazil will formally lodge with the Paris Accord secretariat its commitment to bring forward to 2050 from 2060 its target for carbon neutrality, or net zero gas emissions, the country's top diplomat for climate says
China issues plan to hit carbon emission peak before 2030
The document comes days before the U.N.'s COP26 climate talks get under way in Glasgow, with China is set to announce its updated climate action plan before the meeting begins
U.N. biodiversity chief urges COP26 climate talks to prioritise nature
The U.N. biodiversity chief hopes messages from COP26 on the importance of nature would provide the impetus needed for achieving an ambitious accord next year
TikTok tells U.S. lawmakers it does not give information to China's government
TikTok questioned over data collection as US senators express concerns about information sharing with China
Democrats fret over getting climate deal to Biden ahead of COP26
U.S. president under pressure not to show up empty-handed at U.N. climate talks starting Sunday
U.N. warns world set for 2.7C rise on today's emissions pledges
Ahead of the key COP26 climate summit, the latest data makes clear the world is not on track to stay within globally agreed warming limits
WIDER IMAGE-Capitulation? Spain's land buyout plan in shrinking Ebro Delta irks locals
With rising seas threatening to engulf low-lying shores, Spain aims to buy 832 hectares of private land in the Ebro Delta in Europe's largest ever climate-related land buyout
Democracies that fail to act on climate change face 'existential' threat
Authoritarian rule could surge if efforts to curb threats founder and catastrophic impacts surge - but changes now could prepare democracies, researchers say